Best New Android Games in June 2019

This month we've got a couple puzzle games and an action platformer... oh and some game about wizards?

Notable games released in June

• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Free w/IAPs) is Niantic's latest augmented reality game that turns your phone into a portal to see the Harry Potter magic in our world.
• Human: Fall Flat ($4.99) is a cute and quirky physics-based puzzle platformer.
• Part Time UFO ($3.99) is a fun little puzzle game developed by the folks that make your favorite Kirby games.
• Grimvalor (Free w/IAPs) is an action-packed hack and slash platformer that lets you play the first chapter for free with the rest of the game hidden behind a paywall.

Game of the month: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

I'll give Harry Potter: Wizards Unite the nod for game of the month because it's a massive game and compared to all the technical difficulties that plagued the Pokémon Go launch, the games features a ton of polish and enhanced AR gameplay.

Having only played the game on and off for less than a week, I can definitely see the appeal here — especially if you're a huge fan of everything Harry Potter. There are appearances and references to your favorite characters like Harry and Hermione, and the whole premise of the story revolves around creatures, objects, and even memories from the magical world leaking into the Muggle world, so its up to you and other agents to travel around casting spells and sending the magical items back to where they came from.

You will need to go outside and walk around to play this game, which I appreciate because most mobile games leave me couch locked for hours. I don't know if there's enough substance here to hook me for months like Pokémon Go did, but whether you're a young or old Potterhead, you're bound to have some fun playing this game.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Free w/IAPs)

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